Job Description

The program that this candidate will be supporting will responsible for the development and delivery of high-fidelity threat modeling products in support of MDA and MDA's Ballistic Missile Defense System. The Missile Modeling Engineer role serves as a developer and verifier of kinematic threat models developed to support MDA's various use cases.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, aeronautics, physics, math or related discipline with 5+ years of relevant professional experience. Or master’s degree in a forementioned field with 3+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong knowledge of heat transfer and thermodynamics phenomena with experience using thermal analysis and/or IR signature prediction tools (ANSYS suite, TAITherm, Simcenter, OSC, Optisig, etc.)
• Ability to interpret, modify and create CAD packages based on provided intelligence data.
• Must be able to research, interpret, and verify parameters required to build and replicate signature models for all applicable objects within missile or space launch vehicle trajectories.
• This position requires a detail-oriented engineer responsible for developing ballistic and advanced/hypersonic infrared hardbody threat models with little to no supervision for use in a variety of modeling and simulation tools/frameworks/media.
• Must be able to author highly technical Verification and Validation (V&V) documents. Experience utilizing Matlab and/or LaTex is preferred.
• Must be self-motivated, able to work in a dynamic team environment
• Possess and active DoD Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with IR sensors and processing related data files
• Knowledge of atmospheric attenuation models (such as MODTRAN)
• Programming background to include languages such as MATLAB and Python
• Experience working with intelligence centers
• Ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret Clearance

PR 50-70/hr

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